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I have a Macbook and an iMac. Can I use my Seagate Freeagent Go external hard drive to backup both computers using Time Machine? Or will it completely rewrite over one computer?
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Sure. Just separate the drive into two partitions, one for the iMac and one for the MacBook.

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Don't even need to partition it. I use a single volume with Time Machine from two machines and keep a separate copy of my movie and music folders on it.

Unlike other backup apps, it does not require it's own partition.

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